Metro Weekly

All posts by Will O'Bryan

  • Global LGBT Briefs: From Sea to Sofia, and State

    No Casablanca Date for RSVP Gay Cruise  An RSVP Vacations gay cruise expected to visit Casablanca, Morocco, July 1, was reportedly barred from making the...

  • Stonewall Baby

    A birthday is bound to prompt a reflection on the arc of one's life. For me, turning 43 on June 29, when I look at...

  • Magic Tricks

    Possibly you've seen the tiny synopsis for Magic Mike and you have groaned. One stripper, Mike (Channing Tatum), takes newbie Adam (Alex Pettyfer) under his...

  • Voices for Visibility

    Among the many expressions and celebrations of pride during LGBT Pride Month, a June 22 forum on Capitol Hill may have been among the more...

  • D.C. Mayor Signs Bullying Bill

    With the City Council's unanimous passage of the Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012 earlier this month, this morning saw Act 2, as Mayor Vincent...

  • Out and Outstanding

    The Verizon Center has plenty of fanfare in store for summer. Maybe it's Coldplay. Maybe it's Cirque du Soleil. Whatever the performance, whatever the game,...

  • Art of Living

    When it comes to home, Chef Art Smith might say north Florida, where he was born, or Chicago, his adopted home where he lives with...

  • Faith in Family

    When I married my husband, I got a ceremony, a ring, a certificate, a honeymoon and a commitment. Oh! And a swell dinner at Restaurant...

  • National LGBT Briefs: Troop Leader Challenge and Tennessee Win

    SPLC Secures Equal Expression in Tennessee School District Following its May 17 letter to school authorities in Savannah, Tenn., the Southern Poverty Law Center reports...

  • Outlaws in Love

    A former newspaper reporter and current American University School of Communication professor, Rodger Streitmatter knows plenty about research and writing. Considering his relationship with husband...

  • Out at the Ballgame

    Time flies as enthusiastically as those errant fly balls, meaning it's time once again for Team DC's Night Out at the Nationals. In its eighth...

  • Hank's Asks for Help

    It's Round 3 for Jamie Leeds, owner of Hank's Oyster Bar at 1624 Q St. NW, and a handful of nearby neighbors, with the latest...

  • DC Cowboys Countdown

    Stepping Up Just ahead of the 2004 Atlantic Stampede gay rodeo, Kevin Platte was reflecting on the 10-year anniversary of the DC Cowboys dance company....

  • National LGBT News Briefs: Good and Bad in Minnesota

    Feinberg Arrested in Protest Supporting Cece McDonald Transgender activist and author Leslie Feinberg was arrested June 4 in Minneapolis for participation in a protest action...

  • Global LGBT News Briefs: From Soccer to Sodomy

    AllOut.org Effort Targets Ukraine Anti-Gay Bill The global LGBT-advocacy organization AllOut.org is turning its attention to Ukraine, where the Parliament is considering a bill, Law...